School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Australia
Australia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 294,999 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia stood at 294,999 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia peaked at 408,746 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 242,324 number, in 1995.
That places Australia 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 328,500 number | — |
| 1971 | 341,556 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 352,424 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 359,151 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 362,861 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 365,374 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 370,148 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 375,246 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 379,828 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 382,549 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 382,710 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 382,134 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 379,502 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 376,887 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 376,914 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 381,502 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 389,407 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 398,915 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 406,526 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 408,746 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 403,210 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 393,801 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 381,869 number | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 251,236 number | -34.2% |
| 1994 | 244,450 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 242,324 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 243,850 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 247,289 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 250,846 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 254,367 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 256,657 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 260,623 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 262,999 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 264,624 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 265,784 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 267,814 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 276,406 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 282,392 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 284,976 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 284,416 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 282,411 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 286,399 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 289,050 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 289,720 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 288,625 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 286,649 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 287,433 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 288,426 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 289,048 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 290,616 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 294,999 number | +1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 294,999 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 4.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 294,999 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 5.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -34.2% | 381,869 number | 251,236 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 361,764 number | 328,500 number | 382,549 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 388,324 number | 376,887 number | 408,746 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,324 number | 242,324 number | 403,210 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,669 number | 256,657 number | 284,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,838 number | 282,411 number | 290,616 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,999 number | 294,999 number | 294,999 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia was 294,999 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 408,746 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,324 number in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Australia ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.